John R. Houk
© April 30, 2017
Yesterday I posted my concerns
that Fox News was moving leftward on the political spectrum. Today I
discovered that typically Left oriented Mediaite
broke the story that Conservative media moguls are mulling over the idea of
beginning an alternative Conservative News Network due to the Murdoch boys
primping Fox toward the Left.
Then in trying some confirmation to Mediaite I ran
into a Freedom Outpost article claiming there is ample proof that Bill O’Reilly’s
termination from Fox News was a smear campaign from uber-Left media outlet Media
Matters:
Liberals everywhere are rejoicing
at the latest news that their TV boogeyman, Bill O’Reilly has been forced out
of Fox News, his longtime home, for alleged sexual harassment. Those on the
left shouldn’t be too quick to cheer however; the only reason these allegations
are surfacing is because of a targeted smear campaign by politically-linked
parties, further jeopardizing the independence of the media. Or perhaps they
just don’t care?
…
Right Wing News shows the evidence that the George Soros-funded group Media
Matters was behind the smear campaign against O’Reilly. The smoking gun was an
email from the Bonner Group, a leftist fundraising Super PAC for Hillary
Clinton, which openly thanked Media Matters for the exposé. Whether O’Reilly is
guilty or not, this is further proof of the tactics the globalists will resort
to in order to silence dissenting media opinions. Who’s next on their list?
Are Fox News execs about to hand
over the scalp of their ratings king to the smear group Media Matters? (UPDATE: Yes.)
On Wednesday, talk radio host Glenn
Beck tweeted an email from the Bonner Group, a leftist
fundraising firm that works for Media Matters.
The April 13 email is an invitation
to join a briefing call on Media Matters’ campaign against the network’s
biggest star.
“Thanks to Media Matters,
O’Reilly and …
READ ENTIRETY (Did
George Soros Orchestrate the Firing of Bill O'Reilly from Fox News? By MICHAEL
DEPINTO; Freedom
Outpost; 4/24/17)
If I didn’t receive email alerts from Liberty Headlines,
I would never have heard (at least at this point) that an alternative
Conservative News network might be in the future. The Independent Sentinel
uses Mediaite as a source, but does add this:
Axios claims he’s one of
the people meeting with “high-powered television executives and potential
funders” to talk about a new network.
Roger Ailes is said to be involved
in the talks.
The “pitch is that the network
could immediately reach at least 85 million homes,” Mediaite writes.
There are certainly plenty of
conservative powerhouses – some out of work – to pick from that could star on a
new network. They might even be able to lure some executives away. (Serious Discussions of a New Right-Leaning
Network Are Taking Place – Updated; By S. Noble; Independent Sentinel; 4/29/17)
Here is the Mediaite story.
JRH 4/30/17
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April 28th, 2017 10:45 am
On the heels of major shakeups at the Fox News Network,
an alternative conservative network is being actively discussed amongst
conservative fat cats.
A well-placed source close to the proposal tells Mediaite that
serious discussions are underway to create an alternative conservative cable
network on the belief that the Fox News Network is moving too far to
the left. The source, who is engaged in the talks, says a meeting is
planned for today with two prominent high-powered television executives, some
underperforming conservative networks and people who have an interest and
the ability to fund a new network.
The potential aim? Putting “the old band” back together.
There are certainly plenty of (out-of-work?) conservative powerhouses to
pick from that could star on a new network, and perhaps even some
executives from within Fox News who might be lured by the new opportunity.
Could the new channel include stars like the ousted Bill
O’Reilly, who didn’t waste much time hitting the podcast waves after
he was fired amid a sexual harassment scandal? Could Tomi Lahren,
the conservative mega star, who was recently sidelined at The
Blaze also take on a prominent role? The exact
“who” won’t be clear until the deal is more defined but the source says
the pitch is that the network could immediately reach at least 85 million
homes.
This news comes on the heels of a long profile in last
weekend’s New
York Times which paints a picture of a changing Fox News
Network with Murdoch’s sons, James and Lachlan,
CEO and co-chairman of parent company 21st Century Fox, at the helm. The piece
struck fear into the minds of some Fox News’ hardcore conservatives
with talk of the sons wanting to rid the company “of the old-guard culture
on which their father built his empire” and bringing “a warmer and fuzzier workplace”
that would move away from an “anti-politically correct environment.”
On Thursday, New York Magazine‘s Gabe
Sherman, a constant thorn in the side of Fox News, reported that “sweeping management
changes” may be coming to the network as well. Sherman’s
report cited three anonymous sources that contend that the network’s
co-President Bill Shine recently asked the Murdoch sons to
release a statement in support of him amid the roiling lawsuits and scandals.
Both Fox News and 21 Century Fox have vigorously denied that Shine made
such a request but the report by Sherman prompted a rather mysterious
tweet about the “total end of the FNC as we know it” by the network’s
biggest remaining star, Sean Hannity:
Gäbe i pray this is NOT true because if it is, that's the total end of the
FNC as we know it. Done. Best Sean https://twitter.com/gabrielsherman/status/857604245197119488
“I just don’t see Fox News and Sean having a long
relationship. If Sean becomes available, you have 100 percent turnover
in primetime and a huge opportunity,” a television executive, who
didn’t want to be identified, but is involved in some of the talks, told Mediaite.
“I’m working on it (the new conservative channel) hot and
heavy,” the source said. “It’s live, it’s real.” The new channel
could come to fruition within the next 10 to 12 months, the executive
said.
It is no surprise that a savvy investor would see the
turmoil within Fox News as a major opportunity. As The Times piece
noted, analysts estimate that Fox News produced 25 percent of 21st Century
Fox’s operating income last year or a whopping $6.6 billion. Conservative
news remains a cash cow for investors, but the media landscape is quickly
changing with younger viewers “cutting the cord” and turning to alternative
over-the-top live streaming platforms like Hulu, Amazon, Roku and YouTube
TV. Could a conservative alternative channel with some big names have an
edge on the 20-year-old conservative network? Stay tuned. Our source is
convinced it can happen.
Update 12:58 p.m: This article has been updated
with a quote from a television executive who is involved in the talks.
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New Conservative News
Network?
John R. Houk
© April 30, 2017
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EXCLUSIVE: Advanced Talks
Underway For New Conservative Network Amid Fears Fox News Moving Too Far Left
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